gravitas

Example Sentences

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It’s unclear if any of the current leaders would possess the gravitas of Oseguera, who wielded unquestioned authority even as his health deteriorated and he was forced to live on the run.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

You seemed to suggest that gravitas at some level is important.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

"We were told that, as they get older, men in the media are portrayed gaining gravitas and wisdom associated with authority," it stated.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Far from an indignity, I thought it lent a certain gravitas otherwise absent from my banal demeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

One could say the painting had gravitas, but not gloom.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood